Aitkin is a very small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 2,174 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Aitkin is the 305th largest community in Minnesota.
Residents of the city have the good fortune of having one of the shortest daily commutes compared to the rest of the country. On average, they spend only 13.93 minutes getting to work every day.
The percentage of adults in Aitkin who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 20.75% of the adults in Aitkin have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Aitkin in 2018 was $21,958, which is low income relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $87,832 for a family of four. However, Aitkin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Aitkin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Aitkin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Aitkin include German, Norwegian, Irish, English, and Swedish.
The most common language spoken in Aitkin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Serbo-Croatian and Native American languages.